Time Zones of Martinique

Time changes should not affect travelers from North America

While Martinique may feel like a part of France at times, it is on Atlantic Standard Time along with much of the Caribbean. This places the island a full 5 or 6 hours behind the local time in Paris and much of Europe.

Atlantic Standard Time is one hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time and cities like New York and Atlanta. Martinique, however, does not observe daylight savings time, meaning that when the United States is observing daylight savings time, Eastern Standard Time matches Atlantic Standard Time. Atlantic Standard Time is 4 hours behind Greenwich Mean Time.

Here are sample time differences for other destinations throughout the world:

At 12:00 p.m. on Martinique

City Called:

Local Time:

Brussels

5:00 p.m. (plus 1 hour in daylight savings)

Copenhagen

5:00 p.m. (plus 1 hour in daylight savings)

Hong Kong

12:00 a.m. (next day)

Istanbul

6:00 p.m. (plus 1 hour in daylight savings)

Los Angeles

8:00 a.m. (plus 1 hour in daylight savings)

London

4:00 p.m.

Madrid

5:00 p.m. (plus 1 hour in daylight savings)

Moscow

7:00 p.m. (plus 1 hour in daylight savings)

Paris

5:00 p.m. (plus 1 hour in daylight savings)

Sydney

3:00 a.m. (minus 1 hour in daylight savings)

Tokyo

1:00 a.m. (next day)

Even if you experience a significant time change, the sun, sand, food, and culture should have you well adjusted to life on Martinique soon after your arrival.